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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-42

When a fund management company enters into forward purchase or sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-42

The results of the radiological characterisations of construction products containing natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 and the corresponding activity concentrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-45

The provisions of I of article 721-2 are not applicable to convicts subject to a probationary suspension, socio-judicial monitoring, judicial supervision, home detention under electronic monitoring, e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-4

As stated in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5132-44

Preparations containing either one or more substances included in lists I and II defined in article L. 5132-6, or one or more narcotic or psychotropic substances, in doses or concentrations too low to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: EC verification.

Article R5211-44

For Class IIa medical devices or Class I medical devices, the provisions of Article R. 5211-43 apply subject to the following modifications: 1° For class II a medical devices, the authorised body veri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-43

Building constructors, as defined inarticle 1792-1 of the French Civil Code, take into account the activity concentration indices (I) of construction products when designing a building and implement t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-4

The following may join the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel:1° Agricultural cooperative societies and associations thereof;2° Associations syndicales with an exclusively agricultural purpose, their u…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R111-4

The creditor shall proceed with enforcement under the conditions specific to each measure, as defined in this Code. Where the order relates to a protective measure, Articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-4

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book III in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 2311-5:a) 2° is deleted;b) In 6°, the words: "the other technical standards drawn up by the European stan…

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